Category: DMOZ

Will AOL allow a Open Directory Foundation? »

Most DMOZ editors are still unable to log in to their editor dash board, and the public is still unable to submit new sites. The directory should have been back to normal Tuesday last week, but due to a power struggle this has not happened. So what are the issues?
DMOZ was launched in June (or [...]

More about the DMOZ mess »

Editor login has still not been enabled for all editors and it is still not possible to submit new sites. The new back end and hardware are ready to go, but the current problem is within the editor community. They are still discussing how to go about informing the community, what feedback rutines need to [...]

The DMOZ Mess: Editors about to be notified? »

Here is the notification they are about to send out in french:
Cher éditeur,
Le 20 octobre le serveur d’édition de DMOZ a connu une panne importante. Les problèmes techniques ont été réglés et le site est de nouveau en état de marche à l’adresse http://editors.dmoz.org/editors/ . Tu pourras t’identifier et éditer exactement comme avant, mais malgré [...]

DMOZ mess: All unreviewed, bans and editor notes gone. »

I just got off the phone with my source, when DMOZ is due to open the login for all editors on Tuesday there will be some changes. First off all, all the sites waiting in unreviewed will be gone. So if you are a webmaster waiting for your site to get included you better resubmit [...]

DMOZ to allow editor logins over the weekend? »

Treat this as a rumour, but I have been told that all editors will be allowed to login to the dashboard over the weekend. AOL has allegedly implemented many improvements to the backend of the directory. On top of that the directory will run on new servers with a live back up system. It is [...]

DMOZ redirects to AOL! »

As of now all URL’s in the Open Directory Project redirects to a AOL subdomain. The directory is still there and this might just be temporarly, but still.
[tags]AOL, DMOZ[/tags]

AOL is discontinuing DMOZ »

At this stage it it still just a rumor, but there are reasons to believe that DMOZ will suffer the same fate as Zeal. DMOZ has been dieing for a while, AOL knows it, and educated webmasters knows it. This has gone on for years.
However it is not possible to kill DMOZ right away, DMOZ [...]

DMOZ is a low priority project. »

I understand that even a high tech company like Netscape could run into trouble when having to do a restore from historic data, but come one a week? I get the feeling like they didn’t have a plan in place and that they are giving this issue a very low priority. Not that long [...]